Is it time to rebuild Wuchang Prefecture or choose another place to settle down? On the other hand, this is the end of August. According to another time and space, Li Zicheng and Sun Chuanting will decide the winner and lose. It will take more than a month later. It is just this battle. Will it be like another time and space?
All the men in black were wiped out, but after a while of delay, Zhang Xianzhong and his group had already run away. Moreover, the infrared rays could not be scanned, and it was obviously running out of the scanning range. Shang Yi didn't want to chase him anymore Because in this deep mountains and forest, looking for more than 200 people is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Now Zhang Xianzhong is basically wiped out. If you want to recover your vitality, you will do it in less than two or three years. If not, in a short time, you will not be able to make much waves.
As for what development will Zhang Xianzhong have in the future, will he make a comeback or will he become depressed from now on, and will he enter Sichuan like in another time and space, and be king in Sichuan for several years, this is not the scope of Shang Yi's thinking. Anyway, he is After doing all his strength, at least the Huguang area did not completely fall into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong like another time and space. This result was very good. Now the battle in Huguang is basically over, so you should consider your own Things are going on.
After joining Zhou Shaohuan's men, Shang Yi went down and asked him to come out of the mountain. While walking, Shang Yi also thought about these things again.
At this moment, gunfire suddenly came faintly, and as the distance got closer, it gradually became clear. Shang Yi judged that this should be a certain team of the Shang army and the remaining forces of the Western Army. The battle that happened. Since it happened, it was naturally necessary to rush to support it. Therefore, Shang Yi immediately ordered Chen Yunying to lead the way and rush to the cloud battlefield.
Soon, Shang Yi brought his men to the battlefield. The two teams of Cheng Gang and Huang Zhen were fighting here. At this time, they trapped a remnant of the Western Army and blocked them under a cliff outside. , there is no way out.
Seeing Shang Yi leading his army to support him, Cheng Gang and Huang Zhen were naturally very happy. The two reported to Shang Yi that when they first met, the merchant army launched a strong attack, but despite the fierce firepower of the merchant army, the Western Army It occupied the favorable terrain and was able to stand out from above. Although its weapons were not as good as those of the merchant army, it used stones and wooden blocks, so the merchant army was killed and injured by more than a dozen people. The Western Army was able to defend its position without forcing it.
When Cheng Gang and Huang Zhen saw that they suffered heavy casualties, they also changed their tactics, adopted the strategy of advancing layer by layer and slowly attacking, gradually advancing to the positions of the Western Army, and sent snipers to fight against the Western Army's emergence. Soldiers. In this way, although the speed of the merchant army's advance slowed down a lot, the casualties were immediately greatly reduced. At the same time, many soldiers from the Western Army were killed, so that they almost did not dare to show up. The Western Army had to fight and retreat , Due to unfamiliar geography, he retreated to a cliff and had no way to go. It was only a matter of time before the merchant army broke through the position. At this time, Shang Yi rushed to the battlefield.
After hearing the battle between the two, Qi Yi nodded. It seemed that the generals at all levels of the Merchant Army have now learned to fight with their brains, not just relying on firearms to attack. Shang Yi took out his telescope and looked up, unexpectedly It was discovered that the commander of the Western Army this time was Li Dingguo. Shang Yi always thought he was with Zhang Xianzhong, but he didn't expect him to be here. Think back to the fact that when he was chasing Zhang Xianzhong just now, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ainengqi saw it. After that, I really didn't find Li Dingguo. Since Zhang Xianzhong brought all the three of them by his side, he only let Li Dingguo lead the army alone, this obviously shows that Zhang Xianzhong was suspicious of Li Dingguo.
So Shang Yi immediately looked up and shouted to the mountain: "Is it Li Dingguo who is standing on it? Now Zhang Xianzhong has given up on you with the scriptures and fled westward. You have no way to go with the scriptures, and continue to resist, and there is only one way to die. It’s better to surrender as soon as possible, and I can guarantee your peace.”
At this time, Li Dingguo, who was stationed on the mountain, was already desperate. When he heard Shang Yi's voice, Li Dingguo's heart also suffered a lot of trouble. Since he followed Zhang Xianzhong to escape from Xianning, although Zhang Xianzhong did not pursue whether Li Dingguo had betrayed him again. I, but I was obviously alienated from Li Dingguo, and discussed everything with Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ainengqi, and no longer had Li Dingguo's share.
Although Li Dingguo was very angry, he always held a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that Zhang Xianzhong was alienated from him, but it was only temporary. After a long time, he would believe in himself again, so he had no complaints. He still followed Zhang Xianzhong and fled to Yongmingling. .
After entering the ridge, Zhang Xianzhong broke the army into pieces, leaving behind Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and about 10,000 main troops, and allocated the other troops to Xiao Yan, Chen Fengzhou and Li Dingguo, hiding in different ways. Xiao Yan and Chen Fengzhou each divided more than 5,000 people, and only more than 2,000 people were distributed to Li Dingguo. Only then did Li Dingguo realize that Zhang Xianzhong obviously planned to give up on himself. But at this point, Li Dingguo had nothing to say. Who said that it was my own way back then? Therefore, I can only leave it to fate.
As a result, the merchant army invaded Yongmingling, Cheng Gang first found Li Dingguo's troops, and Huang Zhen followed suit. Li Dingguo fought and retreated, and was forced into a desperate situation. Most of the troops were killed and injured, and the rest were insufficient. five hundred.
At this moment, Shang Yi persuaded Li Dingguo to surrender below. After hearing this, Li Dingguo had several thoughts in his mind. Now there is no other way except surrender. Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong's actions have indeed made Li Dingguo I felt very disappointed, so after thinking about it for a while, Li Dingguo gathered the soldiers and said, "Brothers, the king fled by the sutra, and we were forced into a desperate situation by the merchants. There is no other way except to surrender. Then, let's surrender."
The remaining soldiers are now following the leader of Li Dingguo, and they all know that Zhang Xianzhong left him alone. Seeing that he said this, no one opposed it. A small leader said: "General Li is right, he is all dead anyway. , it’s better to surrender, maybe you can have a way out.”
After hearing this, the others all agreed and said, "Yes! Yes! Let's listen to General Li."
Li Dingguo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go down the mountain to see General Shang first."
As he said that, he took off his helmet and armor, and did not take his weapons, walked down the mountain alone, came to the formation of the merchant army, and said, "Please tell General Shang, just say that I, Li Dingguo, have surrendered."
As he was speaking, Shang Yi stood up from the formation with his scriptures and smiled and said, "Li Dingguo, have you figured it out?"
Li Dingguo hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said, "General Shang, Li Dingguo deserves to be killed. He didn't know that the general was kind-hearted and stubborn. Today, he surrendered all depends on the general's decision."
Shang Yi came to Li Dingguo, helped him up, and said, "Li Dingguo, it's not too late for you to surrender now. Now you abandon evil and do good. There is still time for you to show your talents in the future."
Li Dingguo was moved when he heard this and said, "The sinner was wrongly loved by the general and did not kill him twice. He will never forget his kindness. He will never forget the general. In the future, he will set up a soldier in front of him and follow the general forever to repay him. kindness."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "No need to do this. From now on, you are a member of our business army. I will be able to recruit materials in a quantity. The best future you can have in the future, you will do your best to do your best. You will be lost."
Li Dingguo said again: "Report to the general, there are hundreds of brothers in the mountain. I am willing to return to the Lord. I also ask the Lord to include it."
Shang Yi nodded and said, "If they are willing to surrender, I will take it in, but there are two points to be explained in advance. Since I surrendered to my merchant army, I must respect the military discipline of my merchant army. If there are any violations of military discipline in everything, I We must deal with it with military law and never show mercy. Whether it is you surrendered soldiers or the veterans of our merchant army, they are treated equally, without any distinction between heavy and frivolous. Second, our family army divides the main soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. Now you can only be considered as auxiliary soldiers of the Merchant Army. If you want to become a formal soldier of the Merchant Army, including you, you must pass the test and only after passing the test can you be considered as a regular soldier. If you fail the test, you can train with the auxiliary soldiers. , there will be opportunities in the future. If you are unwilling to join the army, you can also choose to work as a good worker, stay and leave yourself and never force it."
After hearing this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel shocked. Then he understood why the merchant army had such strong combat effectiveness and strict military discipline and strict selection and training, and did not rely on firearms alone. Because Li Dingguo was always good at reading military books, Of course, I know that a powerful army must be subject to orders and strict training. I also planned in my mind how to train an elite army if I master the army by myself.
After Zhang Xianzhong conquered Wuchang, Li Dingguo also proposed to Zhang Xianzhong several times that he would train an elite army to seize the world for him, but Zhang Xianzhong had no ambition at all, so he refused for various reasons. After a lot of it, Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, knowing that this wish could not be realized in Zhang Xianzhong's army.
Now that he surrendered to Shang Yi, this Yuanwang seems to be able to achieve it. Although he did not train soldiers himself, he could also participate in it, which is also a good result. At the same time, he can also compare the training methods of the Yan family army, and What are the differences in your own idea?
So Li Dingguo immediately returned and told Shang Yi's coroner to the other soldiers. At this point, the soldiers still mentioned the conditions, and seeing how Li Dingguo looked, they completely agreed, so they did not object. So everyone cleaned up. , all went down the mountain and surrendered to Shang Yi.
It was not until this time that the battle to search and suppress the Western Army in the mountains was over. Although Zhang Xianzhong was not killed, he also forced him to flee to Guangxi. He was seriously injured and he surrendered Li Dingguo, surrendered more than 500 soldiers and captured them. More than 1,200 people. The merchant army suffered only 93 injuries. Overall, there were still great gains.
After leaving the mountain, Shang Yi led his troops to Daozhou.